Sadovo

Summary

Sadovo (Bulgarian: Садово [ˈsadovo]) is a small town in Sadovo Municipality, Plovdiv Province, central Bulgaria, and the administrative center of Plovdiv. The population as of 2011 is 2,600.

Sadovo
Садово
Town
Sadovo is located in Bulgaria
Sadovo
Sadovo
Sadovo in Bulgaria
Coordinates: 42°07′59″N 24°55′59″E / 42.133°N 24.933°E / 42.133; 24.933
Country Bulgaria
ProvincePlovdiv
MunicipalitySadovo Municipality
Government
 • MayorDimitar Zdravkov (BSP)
Area
 • Total15.482 km2 (5.978 sq mi)
Elevation
156 m (512 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total2,392
Postal code
4122
Area code03118
Vehicle registrationРВ

Geography edit

The city is close to the Maritsa River, 18 kilometers east of Plovdiv. Sadovo municipality area also includes the villages Ahmatovo, Bogdanitsa, Bolyartsi, Karadzhovo, Katunitsa, Kochevo, Milevo, Mominsko, Popovitsa, Seltsi and Cheshnegirovo. The area's population is 15 115 people (2015).

During 1916, the highest absolute temperature (45.2 degrees Celsius or 113.36 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded from the Sadovo weather station. This is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Bulgaria.[1]

A large railway line runs through Sadovo towards Dimitrovgrad, and the Greek city Aleksandrupolis.

Climate edit

Climate data for Sadovo(1961-1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.2
(39.6)
6.6
(43.9)
12.4
(54.3)
16.7
(62.1)
23.4
(74.1)
27.2
(81.0)
30.0
(86.0)
29.3
(84.7)
25.7
(78.3)
19.1
(66.4)
12.1
(53.8)
6.2
(43.2)
17.7
(64.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2)
2.5
(36.5)
6.7
(44.1)
12.3
(54.1)
17.2
(63.0)
20.9
(69.6)
23.2
(73.8)
22.5
(72.5)
18.7
(65.7)
12.5
(54.5)
6.9
(44.4)
2.2
(36.0)
12.1
(53.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8)
−1.3
(29.7)
1.2
(34.2)
5.4
(41.7)
10.1
(50.2)
13.8
(56.8)
15.8
(60.4)
14.9
(58.8)
11.4
(52.5)
6.2
(43.2)
2.1
(35.8)
−1.7
(28.9)
6.2
(43.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 41.0
(1.61)
35.0
(1.38)
41.0
(1.61)
45.0
(1.77)
61.0
(2.40)
60.0
(2.36)
49.0
(1.93)
33.0
(1.30)
34.0
(1.34)
34.0
(1.34)
46.0
(1.81)
48.0
(1.89)
527
(20.74)
Average rainy days 4 4 7 9 11 10 7 6 5 6 6 6 81
Average relative humidity (%) 82 79 73 67 68 65 61 62 65 72 79 82 71
Mean monthly sunshine hours 80 96 140 193 240 273 310 292 236 168 108 75 2,211
Source: NOAA[2]

History edit

The oldest name of the city is accepted as "Kyuchuk Stambol" (Bulgarian: Кючук Стамбол) through local oral tradition. Until 1881, it was "Cheshnegir Mahala" (Bulgarian: Чешнегир махала).

Sadovo began between the years 1365-1390, when the city was founded by Turkish villagers in Thrace—during the time when Ottoman sultans, such as Murad I and Bayezid I, ruled Bulgaria. It was a Turkish and Muslim village in the beginning, populated only by Turkish Muslims. The earliest testament to its existence is in a Turkish register from 1472, where it is described under the name "Cheshnegir" in "Filibe" (Plovdiv), and where it is recorded that all of the villagers were Turkish Muslims.[3]

The reference can be found in the personal archive of the historian Lyubomir Vasilev from Sadovo's neighboring village, Kochevo. The "Bulgarianization" and Christianization of Sadovo began during the 17th century, when in the short register from a tax for Plovdivsko from 1622, there is already evidence that in Sadovo, there were already 9 Christian households.[4] However, up until the end of the 17th century, the village remains predominantly Muslim, even though a large increase in a Bulgarian Christian element can be seen from other documents. In another register from a tax for Plovdivsko from 1695 under the name Chashnagir, 33 families lived in the settlement, with 18 being Muslims and the other 15 Bulgarian Christians.[5]

Agriculture edit

Most of the people are employed in agriculture, which due to the fertile soils and the high levels of mechanization is efficient and highly productive. Major crops are apples, tomatoes, peppers, wheat, barley and rice.

Temperature record edit

Sadovo has the highest recorded temperature (unofficial) in Bulgaria: 45.2 °C (113.4 °F).[1] Officially, the highest record for Sadovo is 41.2 degrees Celsius (106.16 degrees Fahrenheit),[citation needed] while the lowest is -30.7 degrees Celsius (-23.26 degrees Fahreheit).


References edit

  1. ^ a b "Bulgaria Second National Communication" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Station Name: SADOVO WMO Station Number: 15998". ncei.noaa.gov. NOAA. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ НБКМ-Сф,ОО - ОАК 94/73,л.50а - справка на сътрудника към Османския отдел към софийската Народна библиотека - д-р Стоян Шиваров.
  4. ^ Istanbul - BOA, MAD 3398, s.4-15 - там са селищата от Филибе, сред които е и Садово - личен архив на Любомир Василев от село Кочево, Пловдивско
  5. ^ Istanbul - BOA, MAD 3604,s.114-136 - там са описани селищата от нахията Конуш, сред които е и Садово - личен архив на Любомир Василев от село Кочево, Пловдивско.

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